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PUMPKIN TREAT HIGHLAND PARK RESIDENT BILLY CORGAN WILL PLAY EIGHT LIVE SOLO SHOWS AT HIS HIGHLAND PARK TEAHOUSE, MADAME ZUZU’S, IN OCTOBER. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND READERS HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST CRACK AT TICKETS. BY MITCH HURST THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

Billy Corgan knew something was up in 1993 just prior to the release of the Smashing Pumpkins’ seminal second album, Siamese Dream. The band was scheduled to perform in-store at the old Tower Records in Lincoln Park in Chicago, and thousands of fans descended. The police weren’t happy. “We did a record release party and they had to close the street down because so many people showed up,” Corgan says. “It was wild because it was the first time we were playing some of these songs and the audience was singing along to every word and I was like, ‘How do they even know the record?’” The mystery was solved when someone pulled Corgan aside to let him know a cassette of Siamese Dream had been circulating underground for more than a month. The record had gone pre-Internet viral. It is the early days of Smashing Pumpkins that Corgan wishes to revisit during eight intimate solo shows in October at Madame Zuzu’s Tearoom in Highland Park, the teahouse and restaurant Corgan owns with partner, Chloe Mendel. Continued on PG 10

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins will be revisiting songs from the early days of the band during eight intimate, solo shows in October at Madame Zuzu’s Teahouse in Highland Park.

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by the emergence of grunge and bands such “My goal is to focus on my earliest songs, as Nirvana, say between 1985 and 1990. The idea is to Soundgarden, kind of create a dialogue with the music because as time goes by, I feel the music kind and Pearl Jam. “It's easy of slipping further and further away,” he says. when you look “I'd like to have one last conversation with backwards at it.” something, but Corgan says he wants to think about the in the moment, shows more in the context of storytelling it felt like it and delve into a deeper narrative about not just took off. It only who he was at the time but the band as started about well, before they shot to fame. ‘90 when you “We were starting to run into an echoing narrative with media that ultimately fed into really start to feel this kind the internet age where past, present, and of tremor,” he future was starting to get jumbled up and says. “Neverit felt like there was nothing you could do,” mind (from Corgan says. “Being a young artist in the Nirvana) was ‘80s you felt like the Beatles had already not only done it, but you could never do it better obviously ‘91 and then by ‘93 than the Beatles.” you had bands While the Pumpkins spent plenty of time playing arenas paying their dues touring and opening for everywhere. other bands, when the success came it was That's not a refast, almost like a wave that wanted to swalally long period low the past. of time from “It’s like if I told you the same story over club obscurity and over again and on the 47th try you said, to headlining ‘Wait, that's quite interesting’. We would festivals with see glimmers of hope in a song, a moment, 90,000 people a solo,” says Corgan. “We would kind of talk ABOVE: Corgan pictured at Madame Zuzu’s with his partner, Chloe in Madison about it afterwards and say, ‘There's someMendel and daughter, Philomena Clementine. RIGHT: Philomena Square Park.” thing there, but I can't quite put my finger with her brother, Augustus Juppiter. Corgan says on it’. It was really wild because when we the speed with put those pieces together, it was like a bushwhich is all happart why he wants to revisit some of fire. We went from 80 people to 800.” pened meant the band didn’t really have a the early material after all the years, The rise to fame for Corgan and the chance to savor the experience, and that’s in especially some of the songs written Smashing Pumpkins was indelibly assisted before they even started recording. “Before we actually made Gish (released in 1991), I think there was something in the neighborhood of 50 songs that we did that were used, in some cases played once or twice, and discarded,” he says. “There's a few gems, but there’s little lost detours of what might have been. This is why (Madame Zuzu’s) is the perfect environment—it's like a hothouse, very small … very comfortable.” With each show limited to an audience of 50, Corgan says it’s the perfect opportunity to explore new ideas, not much different from off-Broadway theater. Corgan moved to the North Shore around 2008 after purchasing a home in Highland Park in 2003 and making renovations. He’s comfortable on the North Shore with his partner and two young children, Augustus Juppiter, 5, and Philomena Clementine, who will turn 3 in a Corgan says Madame Zuzu’s provides the perfect environment to have a “dialogue” with audiences few weeks. about some of the Smashing Pumpkins’ early work.

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“I really fell in love with the genteel living here, I was born in the city and grew up in the western suburbs and got used to the brusque, working class, in your face world that I grew up in,” he says. “As I said many times in the early parts of my musical life, I couldn't wait to get away from it. I have a lot of love of course because that's where my family made its roots, not just literally but also sort of spiritually in the working class and anybody who's from Chicago understands that that's really the heart and soul of it.” At this point in his life, though, Corgan sees the North Shore as a special place that’s rooted in community. “I tell a lot of my friends who experienced different issues in the city that life up here is quite wonderful, you kind of have the best of all worlds,” he says. “It’s one of those places that tend to percolate, kind of outside of major cities where people want to be connected to a major city, but they really want a pastoral way of life, and not necessarily pastoral in the middle of nowhere.” Corgan says he feels lucky that he has choices and that he made the choice a while ago to live somewhere that moves a little slower and where people tend to say, “hello” to you as you pass them on the street.

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It all works for him, and with Madame Zuzu’s open now a year (Corgan and Mendel celebrated its anniversary last weekend), he’s found a comfortable space to perhaps reflect on and explore his musical catalogue. “I think music is very much of the people so playing live is always a great kind of leveling force as far as learning if an idea is cool,” he says. “I like that dialogue. I've always claimed myself to be a populist and I like the idea of a greater dialogue. There’s something to be said about being in sync with the audience.” Billy Corgan will play eight live shows on successive weekends in October at Madame Zuzu’s in Highland Park, 1876 1st Street. The dates are October 9, 10, 16, and 17. Matinees at 3 p.m. and evening shows at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 and available at madamezuzus.com. Only 50 tickets available per show. The North Shore Weekend readers will have first access to tickets until the shows are publicly announced later this weekend. THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

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AN ENDURING LEGACY DR. JOANNE C. SMITH, THE DRIVING FORCE, PRESIDENT, AND CEO OF THE SHIRLEY RYAN ABILITYLAB WHO DIED LAST WEEK AFTER A PRIVATE BATTLE WITH CANCER, IS BEING REMEMBERED AS A VISIONARY AND A GAME CHANGER. BY SHERRY THOMAS THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

She changed lives. She changed the definition of rehabilitative health care. But most of all, Dr. Joanne C. Smith— who died September 6 following a private battle with cancer—changed the paradigm of medicine with her vision for what is now the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago. “Dr. Smith was a transformational and visionary health care leader,” said Shirley Ryan of Winnetka, a board member who together with husband, Pat Ryan, made a multimillion-dollar gift to the former Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) in support of its innovative new facility, which was completed in 2017. “Her impact in the field of rehabilitation will be felt globally for many generations to come. She blended a culture of hope and positivity, integrating scientific research, technology, and superior clinical care. I was honored to be her colleague and f riend.” Dr. Smith, who continued to serve as President and CEO of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab while also undergoing cancer treatment, was 60 years old. The tributes to her as a health care pioneer, colleague, and f riend came in f rom many, including long-time colleague Nancy Paridy, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab who will help lead the organization with Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Peggy Kirk until a replacement is found. “Dr. Smith didn’t just live our vision; she created it,” says Paridy. “Shortly into her tenure as CEO of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), she had a realization. Medicine, science, and technology were at a boiling point with the convergence of disciplines and discoveries. She understood that, for the first time, we could apply research right into the clinical environment for even better, faster patient outcomes. ”At this point, she explains, RIC had been ranked the No. 1 rehabilitation hospital in America by U.S. News & World Report for nearly two decades. Dr. Smith didn’t need to change anything about the organization, yet she decided to radically re-envision its model of care. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab was the manifestation for Dr. Smith’s vision—integrating science into care, undeniably changing the paradigm for

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Dr. Joanne Smith continued to serve as President and CEO of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab while also undergoing cancer treatment. She died last week.

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quality, and outcomes unmatched by any other facility. “She was a force of nature and a deeply caring, transformational leader,” adds Paridy. “She would never give up—on anything or anyone in her life.” In addition to her leadership at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, where she managed a team of more than 2,000 clinicians, scientists, and staff, Dr. Smith was a faculty member at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for 25 years. She also served for more than a decade on the Healthcare Advisory Roundtable for Madison Dearborn Partners and for more than two decades on the board of directors for AptarGroup Inc. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our f riend and leader, Dr. Joanne Smith,” said M. Jude Reyes, board chair. “Dr. Smith re-envisioned and reinvented the field of physical medicine.” With great love for serving as president and CEO, Dr. Smith most valued her roles of wife and mother. She is survived by her husband, Rory Repicky, their children, Claire and Michael Repicky, and a large extended family, in which she was one of nine children. “It is impossible to overstate the importance of love to Joanne—how her reverence for it drove and shaped her life,” said Repicky. “To Joanne, her work was always more than a job; it was a calling. By extension, her team members were always more than colleagues; they were members of her beloved, extended family. I know that her legacy will live on in this institution and in each and every employee working to improve the lives of the patients they serve.” Paridy says what she will most remember is Dr. Smith’s capacity to connect with people authentically and lovingly. “Her penchant for leadership was unparalleled. Her passion for life was pervasive,” she adds. In her final days, Dr. Smith left a poignant final email to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab employees—one that will forever define her legacy. “I take great comfort in knowing that our vision doesn’t end with me,” she wrote, “because it lives in you.” THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

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THE COMING-OF-AGE CLASSIC RETURNS NORTH SHORE NATIVE SAM HAYES BRINGS HOLLYWOOD HOME TO DIRECT A SUMMER FLICK SET AT THE MAGNIFICENT MANSIONS AND PRIVATE POOLS OF LAKE FOREST. BY BILL MCLEAN THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

The late filmmaker and Lake Forest resident John Hughes chose to shoot a movie along the North Shore every other month in the 1980s. Or so it seemed. Sixteen Candles. The Breakfast Club. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. And so on and so on, an assembly line of hits that made popcorn-gobbling teens nod and laugh, elbowing their seat neighbors in the dark. Hughes was a prolific, ageless creator of coming-of-age flicks. The last time the North Shore served as a gorgeous backdrop for such a movie was eons ago. Or so it seemed. Then Highland Park native and writer/director Sam Hayes entered the picture in the summer of 2020, knocking on doors and taking down names, trying to line up the greatest locations around Lake Forest for a pool-hopping movie. That next summer, Pools went into production. Shooting wrapped on July 18, 2021. Hayes is 31. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off turned 35 this year.

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“Love that movie. Love a lot of John Hughes movies,” says Hayes, who, along with Emmy Award winner Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), graduated from Highland Park High School in 2008.

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“He’s always been a huge inspiration. As have Greta Gerwig (director of Lady Bird) and Edgar Wright (director of Baby Driver), who’s so good at using camera movement to tell stories in different ways.” Pools centers on a student named Kennedy (portrayed by Odessa A’zion), who’s stuck at college for the summer because of her miserable grades. When a heatwave breaks the AC in the dorms, she rallies a ragtag crew of pool-hoppers and they proceed to gallivant and splash through the lavish estates in Lake Forest. But, as secrets spill, a wild night of fun becomes a cathartic journey of self-discovery, both for Kennedy and the others. They’re played by Ariel Winter (Modern Family), Mason Gooding (Scream, 2022), Tyler Alvarez (Never Have I Ever), and Francesca Noel (R#J). Little do they know, Kennedy is running away from life as she knows it, and from a tough-loving dean of students, played by Suzanne Cryer (Silicon Valley). But one more curious character cannonballs into the story, our homegrown Michael Vlamis (Roswell: NM), who plays a devilishly charming AC repairman down on his luck, and desperate for a solution.

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“We were fortunate to have a super talented cast of young rising stars. And they gave us some truly electric performances,” Hayes remarks. The four mansions featured in the independent film (release date not yet determined) are almost like characters themselves, and each should be seriously considered for Best Inanimate Object in a Supporting Role come Oscar time. Hayes calls the French country estate at 830 North Green Bay Road in Lake Forest (a 1930 David Adler creation, owned by Adrian and Nancy Smith), “An absolute beauty, and the movie’s basecamp.” Hayes continues, “I met the Smiths through their son, Jason, whom I met through the Preservation Foundation when I was trying to find historic mansions for the shoot. It was a long search that ended with just the right place, and more importantly, people.” Hayes also shot scenes at Lake Forest College, at Jerry’s Liquors, and Teddy O’Brian’s in Highwood, and at a couple of striking abodes in Lake Bluff, including the mansion owned by Bill and Karen O’Kane that stands stately along the lake at 1717 Shore Acres THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

LIFESTYLE & ARTS Drive. The O’Kanes have a massive infinity pool connected by an underwater tunnel to an indoor pool and the crew utilized all of it with underwater cinematography. Former Chicago Bears defensive end Israel Idonije—a mansion of a man, at 6-feet-6, 275 pounds—cameos as a homeowner chasing the intrepid trespassers. Legendary Bears coach Mike Ditka narrates the film, speaking five times. Several other Chicago connections: Adrian and Nancy’s daughter, Katherine Smith, appears briefly in the film; Vlamis and producer Adonis Tountas grew up in the area; producers Mike Ware and Seth Savoy

are based in the city; and a grandson ( Jack Heston), of a certain New Trier High School graduate who played Moses in The Ten Commandments, produced the movie. Grandpa Charlton also shared screen time with a bunch of apes in 1968. “I read Sam’s script and liked it right away,” Jack Heston, 30, says. “I had to be involved in the project. Sam’s passion is infectious. Shooting the film, with the huge zooms, was challenging but worth it. Sam utilized fun, kinetic camerawork throughout the movie.” Heston continues, “But I can’t say enough about the incredible views, the estates, the

their students read a book and then write an essay about what they just read?” says Hayes, who lives in Los Angeles. “My English teacher junior year made us write stories like the stories we read. That’s when I fell in love with writing. By doing it I realized I could do it. Fiction eventually led me to screenplays. Screenplays led me to directing. I wrote Pools with a very specific vision in mind, to direct it.” A professor in college later challenged Hayes to write a 100-page book. His initial reaction: “Ridiculous, impossible.” But Hayes promised he would try. And 150 pages later—reasonable, possible, it turned out. After that, his career aspirations began to

“But my parents (Stephanie and the late Warren) were always super supportive, never set limitations on me or gave me specific expectations for a career.” His baby, Pools, kept him up late at night during the last two months of shooting. Sleep was not a priority, or even possible at times. Over a month of shooting, Pools filmed two straight weeks of overnights, shooting from 6 p.m. until 7 a.m. or later, for all 75 people on set. Workdays ranged from 16 to 18 hours for Hayes and other team members. They battled totally unpredictable Chicago weather, constantly rearranging the schedule on the fly to make sure to capture a movie that takes place during a heatwave.

LEFT: Michael Vlamis ABOVE LEFT: Mason Gooding and Francesca Noel ABOVE: Pools cast members Francesca Noel, Mason Gooding, Ariel Winter, Odessa A’zion, and Tyler Alvarez

grounds, and the neighborhoods. Chicago’s North Shore, to me, is a living, breathing character. And the support we received from the local communities—what a gift.” Hayes’ path to a career in cinema began with a present, delivered by a Highland Park High School English teacher in the form of an assignment. Hayes, at the time, had no idea how grateful he’d become for having enrolled in the class. “How often have you heard English teachers who make THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

shift from advertising to what felt like far less practical forms of writing. Hayes’ roots are in fiction. His debut novel, The Weather Man, was published in 2016; before his focus shifted to screenplay. “In fiction, you build the entire world. It’s just you and the reader. I think that’s why I wanted to direct Pools instead of just writing it. It’s really near and dear to me.” Hayes plans to keep writing fiction, but first, he’s got to edit Pools. Before Pools, Hayes penned the Halloween comedy Costumes Required, which was optioned to Seth MacFarlane. Yes, that Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the longtime television series Family Guy and director of Ted. “I was a big Jim Carrey fan growing up,” recalls Hayes, who attended Christian Heritage Academy in Northfield before playing basketball and golf at HPHS. “I loved his wacky movies, and later his more heartfelt stories too, like The Truman Show. I wanted to do what he did, though doing anything in entertainment didn’t feel realistic to me until much later.

Worth the exhaustion, every day. The North Shore was Hayes’ playground all those years ago. It was his workplace this summer. “I spent time all over the North Shore when I was young,” Hayes says. “Went to school in Northfield and Highland Park. Had friends in Wilmette and Deerfield, and of course—Lake Forest, where the sweet, sweet dreams of pool-hopping began.” “I was so lucky to come back and shoot a film on familiar territory. I felt like I had a home-field advantage.” “The Smiths and the Lake Forest community were so welcoming to all of us,” he adds. “What an incredible family, the Smiths. Being able to call their place home was essential for the movie.” Who knows? Maybe, just maybe, after Pools’ run in the nation’s theaters, Hayes will be asked to introduce it to an audience at the Gorton Community Center in Lake Forest. Where, exactly, in the GCC? Where else? At the John & Nancy Hughes Theater.

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Swedish pancakes are tender, lacy, lovely creations. Finished, the delicate rounds are traditionally folded in thirds and served with lingonberry sauce as a beautiful breakfast or brunch dish. At our house, we’ve updated the presentation, folding the pancakes into little bundles we top with a dollop of sour cream, drizzle of honey, and a sprinkling of fresh red currant berries (tart, bright, and easier to find than fresh lingonberries!) This vintage recipe is the real deal and yields a result much more tender than any boxed mix. It makes a very thin batter you spoon onto a buttered griddle or crepe pan. With the stovetop at 250 degrees (medium heat,) it takes about 5 minutes for each cake to set up and fry to perfection. With a little practice and patience, you’ll be well rewarded. Using a ten-inch crepe pan, this batter makes eight large Swedish pancakes

INGREDIENTS FOR THE SWEDISH PANCAKES: • 1 10-inch crepe pan • 3 large eggs • 2 ½ cups whole milk • ½ cup plus 1 Tbsp flour • 1 ½ Tbsp sugar • 1/4 tsp salt • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted, plus 1 tsp to grease the crepe pan FOR THE TOPPING: • 1 cup fresh red currant berries • ½ cup sour cream • 2 Tbsp honey

METHOD In a medium-sized bowl, whisk eggs well. Alternately add milk and flour and whisk to incorporate. Stir in sugar, salt, and butter. Heat crepe pan over medium heat; lightly butter pan. Spoon batter onto pan and rotate to entirely cover surface of pan with thin coating of batter. If there are any thin spots, add a teaspoon or two of batter. Cook over medium heat for about five minutes until pancake is cooked through. Using a wide spatula, fold pancake into thirds. Fold ends to middle to make small bundle. Repeat with remaining batter. Plate each serving drizzled with honey, dotted with fresh red currants, and topped with dollop of sour cream.

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Our home has been in our family for 80 years and 4 generations. My grandparents raised my mom here, I grew up here and now our family loves living here. We have enjoyed incredible memories in this home and difficult times with the loss of precious family members. This home is “imperfect” but at the same time it is gracious, welcoming and really special to us. We love living here and we also love what we do as we sell beautiful homes on the North Shore! The beauty of the North Shore is that each home is different and unique. The best part about the North Shore is the awesome neighborhoods, strong community and of course our stunning Lake Michigan! Trish Capitanini

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S U N D AY B R E A K FA S T

THE SPIRIT OF 67 IMPACTFUL, 36-YEAR CAREER OF TRACI FRANKSEN—LAKE FOREST SCHOOL DISTRICT 67 ELEMENTARY TEACHER, READING SPECIALIST, AND MENTOR COORDINATOR— NEARING ITS FINAL BELL. BY BILL MCLEAN ILLUSTRATION BY BARRY BLITT

Traci Franksen was 8, maybe 9, when she started walking around her house in tiny Waterloo, Wisconsin, with a book in one hand and a classroom globe in the other. Traci and math didn’t exactly get along, so jugging those two items with a protractor was out of the question—and not the safest exercise in the world. “I liked pretending I was a teacher at home,” Franksen recalls. “My mom (Wanda) told me, ‘Find your passion.’ I was passionate about reading and learning in my youth. There wasn’t a bookstore in Waterloo, the home of the Trek Bicycle Company, and Mom didn’t want me to buy books sold at the grocery store. I loved The Boxcar Children books. I remember going to the library and noticing one of the books, a red one, was tattered. “The librarian assured me that was a good sign, because so many kids had checked the book out and enjoyed it.” Franksen—the Lake Forest School District 67 Teacher Mentor program coordinator and a Reading Specialist at Cherokee Elementary School—started her final chapter (and 36th year) as an educator last month. The 57-year-old Lake Forest resident, mother of three, and former Sheridan Elementary School teacher plans to retire after the 2021-2022 school year. “I told parents of my students, before every school year, that it’s an honor and a privilege to teach their kids,” Franksen says. One parent wanted to have a word with Franksen after a remotelearning class last year. Franksen had noticed the parent’s son was distraught at the start of the Zoom session and chose to delay her lesson plan, for about three minutes, in an attempt to comfort the student. “The student was crying,” Franksen says. “As a teacher teaching from home, I saw the faces of all my students on my screen. The student explained what had made him upset. I then asked the rest of the students, ‘Have you ever experienced something like this and felt like this? If so, please share.’” Students shared. The boy’s day brightened. “My daughter (Claire) was sitting

nearby at the time, in our kitchen,” Franksen continues. “She’d heard the connections I was making with my students at the start of the session and later told me, ‘Mom, I saw you in a different light today.’ I honestly didn’t think I was doing anything out of the ordinary, but to hear my daughter react the way she did … nice, so nice.” Teaching: It’s not all about nouns and eras and petri dishes.

I remember when I was a first-year teacher (at Sheridan School) and needed connections with other teachers.

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The formerly distraught student’s mother connected with Franksen later that day and thanked her for turning the boy’s day around. The most influential educator in Franksen’s life during her Waterloo High School days was Mr. Jones, a history/social studies/driver’s education teacher. He’d often ask his learners to pick a controversial topic and research two sides of the issue in order to gain different perspectives. “ I ’ l l give you an example,” Franksen says. “One of the topics chosen was, ‘Patty Hearst— brainwashed or not?’ Mr. Jones wasn’t just engaging in the classroom; he also wanted his students to take responsibility for their own learning.”

Mr. Jones, Franksen, and another student ran the school’s YOST (Young and Old Sticking Together) program in Franksen’s senior year. “Once a week, during study hall, students would leave the school to spend time with the elderly in town,” says Franksen, who remains close with several members of her Class of 1982, which happened to total 82 students. “Some would knock on their doors and then mow their lawns. Some would go grocery shopping with them. Other students would have lunch with them. The aim was to stay connected with those in our town, which had a population of 3,000-ish. “I guess you could say the theme of my life is making connections, as well as building relationships.” As coordinator of Lake Forest School District 67’s Teacher Mentor program, Franksen, who majored in Elementary Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, trains mentors and sees to that new teachers’ transitions to the district are smooth ones. She first got involved with the program seven years ago. “I remember when I was a first-year teacher (at Sheridan School) and needed connections with other teachers,” says Franksen, who’s also a Learning Behavior Specialist and a National Board Certified Teacher (Exceptional Needs Specialist). “All of us are grateful for the many resources, like the Mentor Program, that Lake Forest School District 67 has for its faculty and staff. I’m doing what I can to make the program more accessible to teachers, because there’s nothing more important than helping them in their professional development.” Traci met her future husband, Bob, on Groundhog Day in Chicago about 30 years ago, but the courtship lasted more than six weeks, and they got married outside his shadow. They have three daughters: Emily, 26; Claire, 24; and Katherine, 23. “My husband is adventurous, like my grandparents and the characters in The Boxcar Children books are,” Franksen says. “Our family traveled to Italy and Greece and Croatia on one trip, when our youngest was old enough to get the most out of it. It was educational. They learned the importance of being respectful of all people.” Franksen’s final day at Lake Forest School District 67 is next June 7. She and two of her teacher friends plan to go on a trip together on that date. “Until then, the three of us will meet on the 7th of each month to discuss it,” Franksen says. “It’s still hard for me to believe that I’ll actually be retired at this time next year. “I chose that date for the start of our trip for a reason: I don’t want June 7 to feel like an ending.” THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND

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